More trees fell on city property during the March 21 storm than in “any single storm that we’ve ever had,” Berkeley parks director Scott Ferris said.
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2 UC Berkeley trees over age 150 were damaged in last week’s storms
At the UC Berkeley Botanical Garden, part of a redwood sheared off and flattened a buckeye.
Posted inObituaries
Remembering Blaine Brende, arborist, activist, reader, historian
Blaine Brende worked as an arborist in Berkeley for nearly 40 years as a partner in the company Brende and Lamb.
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Cut, trim, pave! Crackdown on vegetation near homes in fire zones is coming
Berkeley Hills residents will soon be required to have a 5-foot ember-resistant zone around their homes. The state is getting more serious about its defensible space laws for fire prevention.
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Berkeley’s tree removal aims to ‘set an example’ for wildfire management
The city has cut down nearly 300 trees, mostly eucalyptus and Monterey pine, since 2019 and is now ramping up defensible space inspections of private property in high-fire areas.
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Berkeley residents can request free saplings to combat tree inequity
Neighborhoods in west and south Berkeley have been less leafy and thus less healthy. They are slated to get over 1,200 new trees.
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New map shows which neighborhoods have the most, and the fewest, trees
Wealthier neighborhoods are leafier and hence healthier, but a new tree-planting program is on the way.
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Berkeley council says traffic circles will keep their trees
The Berkeley City Council put many minds at ease Tuesday night by voting to allow existing trees and some vegetation to remain in place in traffic circles around town.
Posted inCommunity
For Earth Day, you told us about your favorite Berkeley trees
Our readers have deeply personal, even possessive, feelings towards their favorite trees. They find meaning in their growth, notice how they change with the seasons and mourn their passing when they die.
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Tell us about your favorite Berkeley tree
To celebrate this coming Earth Day on April 22, Berkeleyside is looking for submissions from our readers about their favorite Berkeley trees.
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2 large trees fall: Crash onto playground, crush truck in North Berkeley
Two large trees collapsed overnight in North Berkeley during Tuesday’s storm. There were no reported injuries. See dramatic photos shared by readers.
Posted inSchools
6 arrests at People’s Park as police swoop in to let UC Berkeley resume tree cutting
Six people who had been sleeping in the park were arrested early Tuesday. The encampment had been set up on Jan. 4 to stop UC Berkeley from cutting down more trees.
